# Ekarha Village, Chewara, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chewara, Sheikhpura 

# Ekarha

Ekarha is a village in Chewara sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,275 people in 516 households**, the 4th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 3,275people (2011)
- 516households
- 48.0%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Ekarha PIN code and other codes

Ekarha falls in Chewara sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohan
- Community development blockChewara
- Census village code244045

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ekarha from nearby towns?

- Chewara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ekarha?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ekarha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chewara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ekarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ekarha

Of every 100 households in Ekarha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ekarha · ■ Chewara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ekarha?

■ Ekarha · ■ Chewara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**958

Working population ****46.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 38.6% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 521 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (28%) · **■** Household industry 96 (6%) · **■** Other work 215 (14%) · **■** Marginal 272 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chewara

- Chewara8,608 people
- Lohan5,128 people
- Chhatiara3,275 people
- Chakandara3,027 people
- Seani2,990 people
- Ekraman2,826 people
- Lataut2,804 people

[All 39 villages in Chewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekarha from Sheikhpura?15 km by road
- What is the population of Ekarha?3,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekarha in?Sheikhpura district (Chewara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekarha?48.0% (Census 2011)